AUTOMATIC FLASHING BRAKE LIGHTS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD

• US 20100066528A1
• Filed: 09/16/2009
• Published: 03/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Peter P. Kim
• Original Assignee: Peter P. Kim
• Inventors: KIM, PETER P.
• Application Number:
  US12/561,256
• Publication Number:
  US 20100066528A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/479
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/447 with indication of the braking strength or speed changes, e.g. by changing the shape or intensity of the indication

Abstract

An automatic vehicle brake light flashing system for identifying an extremity of a vehicle braking force includes a plurality of brake lights connected to a G-force meter. A power supply source transmits a brake power signal to the G-force meter only when the brake switch is activated during vehicle braking procedures. The G-force meter determines a G-force value inside the vehicle only upon receiving the brake power signal. A processor generates and transmits corresponding brake light signals to the brake lights so that the brake lights are caused to flash at different frequencies upon automatically receiving the corresponding brake light signals. Such frequencies may include: fast flashing brake lights for hand force braking/sudden stopping; moderately slow flashing brake light for medium force braking; regular solid brake light for light braking; and contestant emergency warning flashing lights for front and rear end collisions.

Claims

1. An automatic vehicle brake light flashing system for identifying an extremity of a vehicle braking force, said automatic vehicle brake light flashing system comprising:

a plurality of brake lights adapted to be connected to an existing vehicle;

a power supply source;

a G-force meter; and

a brake switch communicatively coupled to said G-force meter and said power supply source respectively;

wherein said power supply source transmits a brake power signal to said G-force meter when said brake switch is activated during vehicle braking procedures;

wherein said G-force meter determines a G-force value inside the vehicle only upon receiving said brake power signal;

a processor communicatively coupled to said G-force meter and being responsive to said G-force value such that said processor generates and transmits corresponding brake light signals to selected ones of said brake lights;

wherein said brake lights are caused to flash at different frequencies upon receiving said corresponding brake light signals.

2. The automatic vehicle brake light flashing system of claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of flasher devices for altering said different frequencies; and

a plurality of communication links communicatively coupled to said flasher devices and said brake lights respectively.

3. The automatic vehicle brake light flashing system of claim 2, wherein said flasher devices comprise:

a fast flasher device communicatively coupled to said processor and thereby receiving a high one of said G-force values via a first one of said communication links; and

a slow flasher device communicatively coupled to said processor and thereby receiving a medium one of said G-force values via a second one of said communication links.

4. The automatic vehicle brake light flashing system of claim 3, further comprising:

a no signal detection unit communicatively coupled to said processor and said fast and slow flasher units respectively via a third one of said communication links;

wherein a weak one of said G-force values is communicated to said no signal detection unit via said third communication link.

5. The automatic vehicle brake light flashing system of claim 4, further comprising:

a plurality of relay switches communicatively coupled to said G-force meter, wherein an extremely high positive G-force value and an extremely high negative G-force value is transmitted to an emergency one of said brake lights via said slower flasher device and said relay switches respectively.

6. The automatic vehicle brake light flashing system of claim 5, wherein said no signal detection unit will trigger to receive said brake power signal via a first one of said relay switches during system failure such that said first and second relay switches receive said brake light signals and thereafter relays said brake light signals to left and right ones of said brake lights as well as a third one of said brake lights respectively.

7. An automatic vehicle brake light flashing system for identifying an extremity of a vehicle braking force, said automatic vehicle brake light flashing system comprising:

a plurality of brake lights adapted to be connected to an existing vehicle;

a power supply source;

a G-force meter; and

a brake switch communicatively coupled to said G-force meter and said power supply source respectively;

wherein said power supply source transmits a brake power signal to said G-force meter only when said brake switch is activated during vehicle braking procedures;

wherein said G-force meter determines a G-force value inside the vehicle only upon receiving said brake power signal;

a processor communicatively coupled to said G-force meter and being responsive to said G-force value such that said processor generates and transmits corresponding brake light signals to selected ones of said brake lights;

wherein said brake lights are caused to flash at different frequencies upon receiving said corresponding brake light signals.

8. The automatic vehicle brake light flashing system of claim 7, further comprising:

a plurality of flasher devices for altering said different frequencies; and

a plurality of communication links communicatively coupled to said flasher devices and said brake lights respectively.

9. The automatic vehicle brake light flashing system of claim 8, wherein said flasher devices comprise:

a fast flasher device communicatively coupled to said processor and thereby receiving a high one of said G-force values via a first one of said communication links; and

a slow flasher device communicatively coupled to said processor and thereby receiving a medium one of said G-force values via a second one of said communication links.

10. The automatic vehicle brake light flashing system of claim 9, further comprising:

a no signal detection unit communicatively coupled to said processor and said fast and slow flasher units respectively via a third one of said communication links;

wherein a weak one of said G-force values is communicated to said no signal detection unit via said third communication link.

11. The automatic vehicle brake light flashing system of claim 10, further comprising:

a plurality of relay switches communicatively coupled to said G-force meter, wherein an extremely high positive G-force value and an extremely high negative G-force value is transmitted to an emergency one of said brake lights via said slower flasher device and said relay switches respectively.

12. The automatic vehicle brake light flashing system of claim 11, wherein said no signal detection unit will trigger to receive said brake power signal via a first one of said relay switches during system failure such that said first and second relay switches receive said brake light signals and thereafter relays said brake light signals to left and right ones of said brake lights as well as a third one of said brake lights respectively.

13. A method of utilizing an automatic vehicle brake light flashing system for identifying an extremity of a vehicle braking force, said method comprising the chronological steps of:

providing and connecting a plurality of brake lights to an existing vehicle;

providing a power supply source;

providing a G-force meter;

providing communicatively coupling a brake switch to said G-force meter and said power supply source respectively;

said power supply source transmitting a brake power signal to said G-force meter only when said brake switch is activated during vehicle braking procedures;

said G-force meter determining a G-force value inside the vehicle only upon receiving said brake power signal;

providing and communicatively coupling a processor to said G-force meter and being responsive to said G-force value;

said processor generating and transmitting corresponding brake light signals to selected ones of said brake lights; and

upon receiving said corresponding brake light signals, said brake lights to flash at different frequencies.